EP1658524A4 - Tube d'interface a configuration etagee - Google Patents

Tube d'interface a configuration etagee

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Publication number
EP1658524A4
EP1658524A4 EP04776294A EP04776294A EP1658524A4 EP 1658524 A4 EP1658524 A4 EP 1658524A4 EP 04776294 A EP04776294 A EP 04776294A EP 04776294 A EP04776294 A EP 04776294A EP 1658524 A4 EP1658524 A4 EP 1658524A4
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Prior art keywords
interface tube
stepped configuration
center region
disbursing
elements
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EP04776294A
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German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP1658524A2 (fr
EP1658524B1 (fr
Inventor
Gary D Basey
Eric Immel
Andrew Austin
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Seiko Epson Corp
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Infocus Corp
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Publication of EP1658524A2 publication Critical patent/EP1658524A2/fr
Publication of EP1658524A4 publication Critical patent/EP1658524A4/fr
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Publication of EP1658524B1 publication Critical patent/EP1658524B1/fr
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V7/00Reflectors for light sources
    • F21V7/0025Combination of two or more reflectors for a single light source
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V13/00Producing particular characteristics or distribution of the light emitted by means of a combination of elements specified in two or more of main groups F21V1/00 - F21V11/00
    • F21V13/02Combinations of only two kinds of elements
    • F21V13/04Combinations of only two kinds of elements the elements being reflectors and refractors
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V7/00Reflectors for light sources
    • F21V7/04Optical design
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/0018Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00 with means for preventing ghost images
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B7/00Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
    • G02B7/008Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements with means for compensating for changes in temperature or for controlling the temperature; thermal stabilisation
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03BAPPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B21/00Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor
    • G03B21/14Details
    • G03B21/16Cooling; Preventing overheating
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03BAPPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B21/00Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor
    • G03B21/14Details
    • G03B21/20Lamp housings
    • G03B21/208Homogenising, shaping of the illumination light
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N9/00Details of colour television systems
    • H04N9/12Picture reproducers
    • H04N9/31Projection devices for colour picture display, e.g. using electronic spatial light modulators [ESLM]
    • H04N9/3141Constructional details thereof
    • H04N9/315Modulator illumination systems
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21SNON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/30Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by reflectors
    • F21S41/32Optical layout thereof
    • F21S41/323Optical layout thereof the reflector having two perpendicular cross sections having regular geometrical curves of a distinct nature
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V2200/00Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems
    • F21V2200/40Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems of hollow light guides

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Projection Apparatus (AREA)
  • Devices For Indicating Variable Information By Combining Individual Elements (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
  • Vessels And Coating Films For Discharge Lamps (AREA)
  • Rigid Pipes And Flexible Pipes (AREA)
  • External Artificial Organs (AREA)
EP04776294A 2003-06-02 2004-06-02 Mélangeur de lumière à tube à configuration étagée Expired - Lifetime EP1658524B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US47530403P 2003-06-02 2003-06-02
PCT/US2004/017748 WO2005001555A2 (fr) 2003-06-02 2004-06-02 Tube d'interface a configuration etagee

Publications (3)

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EP1658524A2 EP1658524A2 (fr) 2006-05-24
EP1658524A4 true EP1658524A4 (fr) 2009-11-11
EP1658524B1 EP1658524B1 (fr) 2011-04-13

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EP04776294A Expired - Lifetime EP1658524B1 (fr) 2003-06-02 2004-06-02 Mélangeur de lumière à tube à configuration étagée

Country Status (7)

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US (1) US7033029B2 (fr)
EP (1) EP1658524B1 (fr)
CN (1) CN100495198C (fr)
AT (1) ATE505746T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE602004032246D1 (fr)
TW (1) TWI332116B (fr)
WO (1) WO2005001555A2 (fr)

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US5884991A (en) * 1997-02-18 1999-03-23 Torch Technologies Llc LCD projection system with polarization doubler

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DE602004032246D1 (de) 2011-05-26
TWI332116B (en) 2010-10-21
TW200508775A (en) 2005-03-01
EP1658524A2 (fr) 2006-05-24
WO2005001555A2 (fr) 2005-01-06
WO2005001555A3 (fr) 2005-06-02
ATE505746T1 (de) 2011-04-15
CN1833198A (zh) 2006-09-13
US20040263804A1 (en) 2004-12-30
CN100495198C (zh) 2009-06-03
EP1658524B1 (fr) 2011-04-13
US7033029B2 (en) 2006-04-25

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